7-1205

RIC VII, ARLES [before 321]/322, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, HYBRID, OFFICINA Q

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur. [B1; ARLES before 321].

REVERSE

VIRTVS-CAESS [VIRTVS CAESS]; gateway with wide open doors of varying design, four turrets, varying number of stone layers, star above. S in left field, F in right field. QCONST in exergue [ARLES 322].

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B1, HYBRID RIC does not list bust B1 for Constantine's I coins from this issue (but cf. ARLES 309, 313, 327). Obverse of ARLES 322 (or ARLES 323) struck for Caesars.

See also:
ARLES [before 321]/322, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, HYBRID, OFFICINA T

NOTES

Weight 2.09 g; diameter 18-19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in August 2011 for USD 35.65. Now in the Zenon M. Collection.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski